Application development for fall risk assessment in older adults by village health volunteers
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Background: Falls in the elderly are a serious problem, both in terms of physical and mental injuries as well as possible consequences such as death, disability and higher medical expenses. Preventing falls is better than treating a fall. Therefore, the risk assessment of falls is very important.
Objectives: To develop an application to assess the risk of falls in older adults by village health volunteers and assess the satisfaction of village health volunteers in the use of the application.
Methods: The study was a developmental research study. It included the development of the application development and assessments of the quality of the application by four content and application experts and and application satisfaction assessment. The sample consisted of 58 VHVs obtained by purposive sampling. The data were analyzed using a descriptive statistics.
Result: The results of the satisfaction assessment of the VHVs on the application were at a high level. (M=4.46,SD=0.72)
Conclusions: The developed application is considered of acceptable quality. It can be used as a tool to assess the risk of falls among older adults by VHVs.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่น ในวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใด ๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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